So finally, when I have a few moments to sit down, pick up my pen… I mean,… Sit at my PC and type
I don’t have much news, except that I got the Rooibos for Beth, Christine & Joe, and will send it off
. I am so glad that its weekend, but aren’t we all?
So instead of boring you with my monotonous daily routine or something like that, I will show you what options you have if you’re upgrading your mobile phone sometime in the nearby (or not so nearby) future…..Some of these really remind me of the horrible 60′s films which were made about the ‘future’.
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1 . Nokia 888 Communicator
Nokia definitely has the most interesting concept phones. Nokia 888 Communicator is a striking futuristic concept phone. The phone, which uses liquid batteries, speech recognition, flexible touchscreen and touch-sensitive body cover,is designed by Tamer Nakisci and won the Nokia Design Award
2 . Nokia Aeon
Nokia Aeon was presented by Nokia on their website in the Research & Development section. What is so great about this phone is that it looks like it will actually go into production next February. Of course, its just a rumor, but still, makes us hope to actually see it someday in the GSM shop. All we know about it for now is that its a touchscreen phone and it looks fantastic.
3 . Sky “Sleak n Slim”
“Sleek & Slim” from SKY is another concept based on touchscreen technology. The phone has a discretely glowing touch-pad, hideaway keys and generally utterly-fashionable minimalist design.
4 . Benq-Siemens “Snaked”
Benq designers thought of women too and presented Snaked. This is a “reptile” looking phone, creepy somehow, but still is very cool. The Snaked is a fashion phone for sport loving women, because it also has body monitoring sensors to help the ladies keep those fine shapes. Somehow similar to the Snaked concept, the NEC Tag is a flexible phone concept that can be , for example, hung from a belt or wrapped around the user’s arm. Interesting is that the phone has shape-memorizing material and sensors that allows the phone to change its shape according to the mode.
5 . What You See is What You Get Concept
One thing is for sure about this concept phone…they could’ve named it shorter. Designed by Pei-Hua Hang, the phone’s name comes from the fact that this concept no longer uses an LCD as viewfinder for the digital camera, instead it uses a transparent frame. And of course, interaction is made through a touchscreen.
6 . Retroxis By Dark Label
If most phones presented here will never be sold in store for sure, the Retroxis concept phone from Dark Label looks kinda human, and makes us hope we’ll be able to get one of these one day. Designed by Lim Sze Tat the phone is encased in high polished polycarbonate renowned for its lightweight and toughness and has an invisible OLED display that silently hides away when inactive.
7 . Benq-Siemens “The Blackbox”
Black Box designed by Benq-Siemens uses a touch screen as its keypad and, depending on the functions you are using, the touch screen changes the control layout immediately.
8 . NEC Tag
Somehow similar to the Snaked concept, the NEC Tag is a flexible phone concept that can be , for example, hung from a belt or wrapped around the user’s arm. Interesting is that the phone has shape-memorizing material and sensors that allows the phone to change its shape according to the mode.
9 . TripleWatch
Though the idea of a cellphone watch is not so new, the TripleWatch designed by Manon Maneenawa has an interesting triple flip technique that allows the user to transform the watch into a normal cellphone. When used as a wrist watch, the phone has a speaker button that allows the user to answer the phone and hang up while driving.
10 . Asus Aura
And here’s another concept phone – Asus Aura, produced by Hungarian design company Egy Studio for Taiwanese vendor. It was clearly inspired by iPhone, although it has some interesting innovations addressing commonly mentioned shortcomings of Apple’s cellphone.
Asus Aura Concept Phone. One of them is a movable navigation module with navigation buttons, another – a sliding QWERTY keyboard that should make text entry much easier. Other features of Asus Aura include – 3,9″ touchscreen covering the whole surface of the phone, 2 megapixel camera, microSD memory card slot, GSM, UMTS, HSDPA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. All of this in a 6mm thick package. Unfortunately Asus Aura is just a concept so far and will stay that way probably a few years.










9 comments ↓
Awww man, that Nokia Aeon looks too cool!
Probably won’t be able to afford it though.
Wow, that stuff looks so technological!! I don’t even have a simple flip phone, let alone something I’m not sure I could figure out how to talk into. I hope it progresses slowly, if it’s going to go that way, I need the time to catch up!
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Hi from Chicago! I came across your blog posting after searching for nokia and your post on makes an interesting read. Thanks for sharing. I will research more next Monday when I have the day off.
what a concept…unbelivable
i like nokia – aeon mobile phone.it is verey nice.pls send me any information this phone.
oooh wow.That Asus Aura is Hotttt! if any information comes out about this send it to me please.! i love the concept and the big screen! id buy it asap.
I think the black box is my favorite, but some very interesting design concepts. The question is if the technology will be available at a price point that justifies manufacturing something like this in the next 5 years.
Thanks for sharing.
i love the Benq-Siemens “The Blackbox”, its very futuristic cell phone, but i doesnt meet it in market…where i can order it?
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